US Census Data

Largest households in Michigan

Michigan counties and cities ranked by average household size.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Michigan by average household size — which have the largest average household size, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Ionia County leads at 2.75.

Among cities & places, Haring leads at 4.77.

Counties

#NameAvg household size
1Ionia County2.75
2Montcalm County2.67
3Allegan County2.66
4Ottawa County2.62
5Missaukee County2.61
6Barry County2.56
7Livingston County2.56
8Newaygo County2.56
9Oceana County2.55
10St. Joseph County2.55
11Branch County2.54
12Kent County2.54
13Clare County2.53
14Muskegon County2.53
15Wayne County2.53
16Lapeer County2.52
17Clinton County2.51
18Osceola County2.50
19Wexford County2.49
20Van Buren County2.48
21Hillsdale County2.47
22Monroe County2.46
23Gratiot County2.45
24Lake County2.45
25Calhoun County2.44
26Macomb County2.44
27Shiawassee County2.44
28Cass County2.43
29Jackson County2.43
30Tuscola County2.43
31Lenawee County2.42
32Genesee County2.40
33Benzie County2.39
34Kalamazoo County2.39
35Eaton County2.38
36Midland County2.38
37Oakland County2.38
38St. Clair County2.38
39Cheboygan County2.37
40Grand Traverse County2.37
41Isabella County2.37
42Berrien County2.36
43Leelanau County2.36
44Saginaw County2.36
45Chippewa County2.34
46Houghton County2.34
47Washtenaw County2.34
48Mecosta County2.33
49Arenac County2.32
50Kalkaska County2.32
51Mason County2.32
52Emmet County2.31
53Manistee County2.30
54Gladwin County2.29
55Menominee County2.29
56Sanilac County2.29
57Delta County2.28
58Bay County2.27
59Ingham County2.27
60Oscoda County2.27
61Otsego County2.27
62Ogemaw County2.25
63Marquette County2.24
64Alger County2.23
65Alpena County2.23
66Huron County2.22
67Iosco County2.19
68Luce County2.19
69Crawford County2.18
70Baraga County2.16
71Dickinson County2.16
72Antrim County2.14
73Charlevoix County2.11
74Iron County2.11
75Schoolcraft County2.08
76Mackinac County2.05
77Presque Isle County2.05
78Roscommon County2.04
79Alcona County1.99
80Gogebic County1.99
81Ontonagon County1.95
82Montmorency County1.94
83Keweenaw County1.92

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameAvg household size
1Haring4.77
2Breedsville3.80
3Hamtramck3.71
4Wellston3.63
5Lake Leelanau3.60
6Hardwood Acres3.59
7Kingsley3.47
8Hubbardston3.45
9Palo3.44
10Bingham Farms3.43
11Kincheloe3.41
12Buckley3.36
13Casnovia3.28
14Fountain3.27
15Reading3.25
16Winn3.21
17Brutus3.19
18Merrill3.18
19Lyons3.16
20Laingsburg3.14
21Elberta3.12
22Byron Center3.10
23New Haven3.09
24Fennville3.08
25Dowling3.07
26Pewamo3.06
27Sherwood3.06
28Shelby3.05
29Trufant3.05
30Lake Odessa3.04
31Freeport3.03
32Bendon3.02
33Vandalia3.02
34Fostoria3.01
35Prescott3.01
36Beal City3.00
37Cannonsburg3.00
38Hopkins3.00
39Morrice2.99
40East Grand Rapids2.98
41Dearborn2.97
42Tustin2.97
43Dollar Bay2.96
44Orchard Lake Village2.96
45Gaastra2.95
46Metamora2.94
47Bancroft2.91
48Clayton2.91
49Melvindale2.91
50Bangor2.90
51Dorr2.90
52Eagle2.90
53Scotts2.90
54Armada2.89
55Weidman2.89
56Dansville2.86
57Walkerville2.86
58Copemish2.85
59Leonard2.85
60Dodgeville2.84
61K. I. Sawyer2.84
62Central Lake2.83
63Coopersville2.83
64Copper City2.83
65Daggett2.83
66Farwell2.83
67Lamont2.83
68Filer City2.82
69Forest Hills2.82
70Lawrence2.82
71Camden2.81
72Bloomingdale2.80
73Burt2.80
74Dearborn Heights2.80
75Millersburg2.80
76Watervliet2.80
77Allendale2.79
78Freeland2.78
79Ravenna2.78
80Burr Oak2.77
81Cutlerville2.77
82Dryden2.77
83Fruitport2.77
84Jennings2.77
85Tower2.77
86Atlantic Mine2.76
87Brethren2.76
88Kent City2.76
89Shepherd2.76
90Union City2.76
91Brownlee Park2.75
92Kingston2.74
93Grant2.73
94Leslie2.73
95Dimondale2.72
96Flat Rock2.72
97Homer2.72
98Huntington Woods2.72
99Morley2.72
100Romulus2.72

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